Mumbai’s seven water reservoirs are 95.89% full as light rain continues

Mumbai’s seven drinking-water reservoirs held 1,387,839 million litres at 6am on September 5, or 95.89% of their useful live storage, as cloudy skies and intermittent light rain continued across the city.

Vehar was full, while Modak Sagar stood at 98.47%, Tansa at 98.24%, Middle Vaitarna at 97.08%, Tulsi at 96.79% and Bhatsa at 95.98%. Upper Vaitarna, the lowest among the seven, was at 91.07%.

The BMC said Vehar, Tulsi, Tansa and Modak Sagar overflowed in July. It later stopped releases from Upper Vaitarna and closed the Middle Vaitarna WSPCO gate.

For September 5, the BMC listed a 3.12-metre high tide at 5:11pm and a 1.36-metre low tide at 12:10am on September 6. A 3.51-metre high tide is due at 7:55am on September 6, followed by a 2.35-metre low tide at 1:55pm.

Residents can contact the BMC’s emergency helpline on 1916. The city’s 10% water cut continues.